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1st S'pore wrestling team
By May Chen
Seventeen-year-old Aloysius Chua (right) taking down Jason Quek during one of the qualifying matches held at the Budo Academy. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
AN INTERIM national squad of wrestlers - Singapore's first - has been formed.
The 11 wrestlers were identified during a monthly qualifier held by Wrestling Federation of Singapore at the Budo Academy on Sunday.
They earned their places after finishing first within their respective weight categories, something athletes are required to do for two consecutive qualifiers in order to earn - and keep - their spots on the squad.
Their first major competition is expected to be December's South-east Asia Games in Laos.
The squad consists of:
Men
55kg: Teo Chen Bin
60kg: Bernard Ging
66kg: Aloysius Chua
74kg: Mohammad Sulaiman
84kg: Gary Chow
96kg: Gabriel Yang
120kg: Lim Wei Siong
Women
48kg: Melvynna Tambunan
51kg: Vanessa Paige Chelvar
55kg: Vanesa Woon
59kg: Puteri Erna Natasha
1st S'pore wrestling team
By May Chen
Seventeen-year-old Aloysius Chua (right) taking down Jason Quek during one of the qualifying matches held at the Budo Academy. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
AN INTERIM national squad of wrestlers - Singapore's first - has been formed.
The 11 wrestlers were identified during a monthly qualifier held by Wrestling Federation of Singapore at the Budo Academy on Sunday.
They earned their places after finishing first within their respective weight categories, something athletes are required to do for two consecutive qualifiers in order to earn - and keep - their spots on the squad.
Their first major competition is expected to be December's South-east Asia Games in Laos.
The squad consists of:
Men
55kg: Teo Chen Bin
60kg: Bernard Ging
66kg: Aloysius Chua
74kg: Mohammad Sulaiman
84kg: Gary Chow
96kg: Gabriel Yang
120kg: Lim Wei Siong
Women
48kg: Melvynna Tambunan
51kg: Vanessa Paige Chelvar
55kg: Vanesa Woon
59kg: Puteri Erna Natasha